The use of specialized upper cervical technique in chiropractic is part of a growing movement of doctors who are shunning the "musculoskeletal only chiropractic" trend we are seeing today. Frequently, we hear from many experienced field practitioners who are asking questions about their practices: Where is the chiropractic that consistently cares for more than just spinal pain? How can I transcend the practice of pain management to the practice of true health care? We all have been told that chiropractic can effect the body as a whole, but where is this practice? These are the questions our association is striving to provide objective answers to.

 The foundation of the chiropractic profession stands upon the premise that health and disease are nervous system dependent. The IUCCA was the first upper cervical association to incorporate research based normative data for the detection of abnormal neural function via paraspinal digital infrared imaging, and to validate the adjustment as the correcting measure. Our entire approach to care, from arthrokinematic radiographic analysis and neurophysiological imaging to adjustive procedures, is unique to our profession. What we have found is extremely significant and exciting for chiropractic; as we now, more than ever before, have the technology to consistently effect internal disorders and the data to back our clinical findings.